Frustration and Grief on anniversary of Father's death

[nutraveler]

Hello,


It's been a while since I posted to this forum. My father passed away exactly one year ago and I am still dealing with grief, frustration and anger around his death. This past year I lost him, my grandfather, a beloved uncle and a friend. Right now I am fighting over my some money left in my father's retirement account. My father's partner put herself on his death certificate as his wife and is claiming to be his common law wife. Now I have to go to court to change it. It just never stops.

[KathrynAragon]

I am so sorry!

I understand this level of pain and frustration though, I really do. It's some of the worst.

[mollybygolly]

So sorry you are hurting

[Gerania]

The anniversaries are terrible, especially when you're dealing with financial issues. Don't ask me how I know.

[YorktownGal]

Originally Posted by nutraveler

Hello,
My father's partner put herself on his death certificate as his wife and is claiming to be his common law wife. Now I have to go to court to change it. It just never stops.

Sorry, this is awful.

As you must know

Which States Recognize Common Law Marriage?
There are only a handful of “common law marriage states”. Some of them provide for common law marriage in their statutes, while others do so through court decisions. The common law states are:

Colorado—(Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. §14-2-109.5.)
Iowa—(Iowa Code Ann. §§252A.3 and 1A.)
Kansas—(Kan. Stat. §§23-2502 and 23-2714.)
Montana—(Mont. Code Ann. §40-1-403.)
New Hampshire—(N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §457:39.)
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
Texas —(Tex. Fam. Code §2.401.)
Utah—(Utah Code Ann. §30-1-4.5.)

If your father lived in another state, it shouldn't be too hard. Just emotionally draining which is bad enough